The Problems with Overuse of Renewable Energy Sources
EDITORIAL: This article describes the problems introduced into the power grid by the overuse of renewable energy sources. BEGIN ARTICLE I’m a power engineer. The…
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Origins of Fossil Fuels: Why Dinosaurs Had Nothing to Do With It—And What Really Lies Beneath
Story by Arezki Amiri, Daily Galaxy, 11/20/24 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/origins-of-fossil-fuels-why-dinosaurs-had-nothing-to-do-with-it-and-what-really-lies-beneath/ar-AA1umuAn?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=70beb646c43c40c68d18f68e88f9b7b2&ei=37 The notion that oil originates from the decomposition of dinosaurs has intrigued and fueled imaginations for decades. This popular misconception, however, strays far…
Half of all global food threatened by growing water crisis, report says
Oct. 17, 2024, 6:00 AM PDT, By David Hodari, NBC News SOURCE: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/water-crisis-global-food-threatened-rcna175873?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us The world has a worsening water crisis, and half of all food…
US Crops Under Threat From ‘Unsustainable Phenomenon’
Story by Robyn White, Newsweek, 2/21/24 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-crops-under-threat-from-unsustainable-phenomenon/ar-BB1iDMkp?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=b2f621fce970410186474e59dbca428d&ei=22 A lack of potassium in agricultural soils will have severe effects on crops, a new study has…
Florida’s coastal homes may lose value as climate-fueled storms intensify insurance risk
Story by Kate Cimini, USA TODAY NETWORK, 9/25/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/florida-s-coastal-homes-may-lose-value-as-climate-fueled-storms-intensify-insurance-risk/ar-AA1heaPP?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ebbb8a7235904aefba972772b14c27df&ei=15 Climate-fueled disasters like Hurricane Ian are wreaking havoc on home values across the nation, but…
The world’s energy supply just hit an ‘immense’ milestone that was 40 years in the making: ‘This is an enormous moment’
Story by Erin Feiger, The Cool Down, 7/27/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-world-s-energy-supply-just-hit-an-immense-milestone-that-was-40-years-in-the-making-this-is-an-enormous-moment/ar-AA1enKE7?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=be8192fef4f7464b8214c6c968921718&ei=9 A major clean energy milestone was reached ahead of its expected timeline this month, and…
It’s not climate change that’s causing heat waves this summer but no one wants to explain why
Opinion by Justin Haskins, Fox, 7/27/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/it-s-not-climate-change-that-s-causing-heat-waves-this-summer-but-no-one-wants-to-explain-why/ar-AA1eqkbh?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=1cf5a738a692449d87e02fe251d41581&ei=37 Every summer, heat waves inevitably hit the United States and other parts of the world, causing climate alarmists and…
This is how Democrats are going to outlaw your car
Opinion by Timothy P. Carney, Washington Examiner, 7/21/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/this-is-how-democrats-are-going-to-outlaw-your-car/ar-AA1e9JR7?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=627878085e6843b6b6677e65dafb8a3d&ei=107 Carmakers and policymakers desperately want people to buy plug-in electric cars, but they have a problem: drivers…
‘Underground Climate Change’ Threatens to Destabilize Buildings
Story by Clare Watson, Science Alert, 7/11/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/underground-climate-change-threatens-to-destabilize-buildings/ar-AA1dHDU1?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=171dd6539a604abe9025e9c90dff3b7b&ei=19 The earth beneath our major cities is heating up, morphing in ways that could damage buildings,…
The Hidden Underground Lake in the Center of the U.S. Threatening Farming
Story by Robyn White, Newsweek, 6/28/23 SOURCE: https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/the-hidden-underground-lake-in-the-center-of-the-u-s-threatening-farming/ar-AA1d9guY?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4a3a868d05ac447b9e72856e9ed19b7c&ei=17 A huge, hidden underground lake spreads throughout the center of the U.S., supporting farming across the Great…